Skoda Octavia * See the Top 280 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * That's it. The heavyweight of European new car sales is now officially in recession: the German market is down a horrid 17% year-on-year in March to 281,184 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 673,957 units,…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 200 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title! The Spanish car market is definitely stuck in recession: down another 14% year-on-year in March to 72,711 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 180,846 units, down 11% on 2012 and only just…
Fiat Panda * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After showing a flicker of hope last month (+7%) and at mid-March (+3%), the Greek market is back to hell: at just 4,480 registrations it is down 9% on March 2012 which was itself down…
Renault Clio * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 41 All-brands by clicking on the title! * As usual Turkish car sales data come to us with a bit of delay, and the great start of the year continues with February up 26% year-on-year to 36,814 registrations, bringing the…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 18 brands by clicking on the title! * It's definitely not a good year for new car sales in France, down another 16% year-on-year in March to 165,244 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 433,297 units, down 15% on…
Hyundai HB20 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * More limited data for now on Brazil as my traditional Fenavabre source has not been updated for a month. And the big event in March is once again the irremediable progression of the Hyundai HB20:…
Fiat Ducato Panorama * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The French Light Commercial Vehicle market is the largest in Europe and resists better than its Passenger Car counterpart, down just 6% in March to 32,941 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 93,296…
Like in 2012, Renault is the best-selling carmaker in Portugal so far in 2013. * See the Top 33 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * Last month the Portuguese new car market finally gave a potential sign of better times ahead by gaining 9% year-on-year. In March it's…
VW Golf * See the Top 38 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * In March Belgium aligned itself with the rest of Europe: down 11% year-on-year to 53,076 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 149,160 units, still up 0.5% on 2012. The brands ranking is back in…
Volvo V40 * See the Top 60 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 2013 is shaping up to be a pretty average year for new car sales in Sweden, as it is the case in most of Europe: March is down 21% year-on-year to 22,493 registrations, bringing the…
The Fiat Palio/Siena is the best-selling Italian model worldwide in 2012. * See the Top 20 best-selling Italian models worldwide by clicking on the title! Thanks Austin * The original World Full Year 2012 Top 1000 is here Only the ranking table for now - more commentaries will follow shortly.…
Fiat Punto Classic * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Central European market data specialists www.ceauto.co.hu I can share with you once again the Top 10 best-selling models in Serbia in this start of 2013. Interestingly, the Fiat Punto Classic, produced locally, manages to…
Fiat 500L * See my previous article about the Fiat 500L by clicking on the title! * When Fiat launched the 500L last summer it was a bit of a bet: instead of renewing the Punto which needs it badly, instead they decided to build on the worldwide success of…
The Toyota Hilux is the #2 best-selling pick-up in the world in 2012 and #1 overall in an estimated 31 countries. * See the Top 20 best-selling Pick-ups by clicking on the title! * The original World Full Year 2012 Top 1000 is here Its sales in North America where…
Wuling Sunshine * See the Top 40 best-selling Commercial Vehicles by clicking on the title! Thanks Austin * The original World Full Year 2012 Top 1000 models ranking is here It is now the turn of Commercial Vehicles to be explored in detail as far as worldwide sales for 2012…